Title: When the Jailhouse Rocked
Author: J. Gerald Harris
Text: Acts 16:25-34
Once there was a dairy farmer who went to buy a new pickup truck. He had seen an ad in the paper about discounts and factory rebates. So, he decided to trade in his old clunker. He chose a new model and was ready to write a check.
The salesman said, "Wait! I haven't given. You the final price yet."
The farmer said, "I saw the price advertised in the newspaper."
The salesman said, "Oh, that's for the basic model. All the options cost extra." So, the farmer drove off in his new pickup.
A few months later, the salesman called the farmer because he wanted to buy a cow for his son's 4-H project. The farmer assured the car salesman he had several good milk cows for sale for $500. The salesman drove out and selected the cow he wanted and took out his checkbook.
The farmer said, "Wait, I haven't given you the final cost yet." Then he handed the salesman a bill that read:
Basic cow - $500
Two-tone exterior - $45
Extra stomach - $75
Milk storage compartment - $60
Straw recycling compartment $120
4 handy spickets @ $10 each - $40
Leather upholstery - $125
Dual horns - $45
Automatic flyswatter - $39
Fertilizer attachment - $185
Grand Total - $1,233
Now, whether you are buying cars or cows, it is important to get what we call "the bottom line." And that is what we are going to do in this message. In verse 31 of our text, we get to the bottom-line question when the Philippians jailer asks, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
Now, the Apostle Paul lived in a perpetual state of revival. In Acts 16, Paul was responding to a vision. A man from Macedonia appeared to Paul in a vision and said, "Come over into Macedonia and help us."
Paul responded to that plea for spiritual help, went to Macedonia and entered the city of Philippi, the most strategic city in the country, and on the Sabbath went down to the riverside to pray. Lydia, a seller of purple, resorted to him ...
Author: J. Gerald Harris
Text: Acts 16:25-34
Once there was a dairy farmer who went to buy a new pickup truck. He had seen an ad in the paper about discounts and factory rebates. So, he decided to trade in his old clunker. He chose a new model and was ready to write a check.
The salesman said, "Wait! I haven't given. You the final price yet."
The farmer said, "I saw the price advertised in the newspaper."
The salesman said, "Oh, that's for the basic model. All the options cost extra." So, the farmer drove off in his new pickup.
A few months later, the salesman called the farmer because he wanted to buy a cow for his son's 4-H project. The farmer assured the car salesman he had several good milk cows for sale for $500. The salesman drove out and selected the cow he wanted and took out his checkbook.
The farmer said, "Wait, I haven't given you the final cost yet." Then he handed the salesman a bill that read:
Basic cow - $500
Two-tone exterior - $45
Extra stomach - $75
Milk storage compartment - $60
Straw recycling compartment $120
4 handy spickets @ $10 each - $40
Leather upholstery - $125
Dual horns - $45
Automatic flyswatter - $39
Fertilizer attachment - $185
Grand Total - $1,233
Now, whether you are buying cars or cows, it is important to get what we call "the bottom line." And that is what we are going to do in this message. In verse 31 of our text, we get to the bottom-line question when the Philippians jailer asks, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
Now, the Apostle Paul lived in a perpetual state of revival. In Acts 16, Paul was responding to a vision. A man from Macedonia appeared to Paul in a vision and said, "Come over into Macedonia and help us."
Paul responded to that plea for spiritual help, went to Macedonia and entered the city of Philippi, the most strategic city in the country, and on the Sabbath went down to the riverside to pray. Lydia, a seller of purple, resorted to him ...
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